Intentional Community for Human and More-than-Human Beings, with Ruth Padilla deBorst | Ep. 146

About this episode

Forrest Inslee and Jo Swinney discuss creation care and community living with Ruth Padilla deBorst from A Rocha Costa Rica.

Send us a voice note In this episode, Forrest Inslee and Jo Swinney spend time with Ruth Padilla deBorst of A Rocha Costa Rica, sharing experiences and insights on creation care and community living. Ruth highlights the organization's growth, and its commitment to creation care, community engagement, and environmental justice. In particular, she describes the ways that her intentional community, called Casa Adobe, works to foster deep connection between people and nature, and people with othe...

People in this episode

Host: Forrest Inslee

Guests: Jo Swinney, Ruth Padilla deBorst

Topics covered

• creation care
• community living
• environmental justice
• nature connection
• spirituality

Keywords

• creation care
• community engagement
• environmental justice
• intentional community
• nature connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A Rocha Costa Rica

Places: Casa Adobe

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